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Homer Laffoon, the 20-year-old lad of the precocious Anne Heche and her ex-husband Coleman Laffoon, was named the imperishable head of his mother's property astir 4 months aft her death.
Anne Heche's Cause of Death Revealed
Anne Heche's property volition beryllium overseen by her eldest lad Homer Laffoon, a justice has ruled.
On Nov. 30, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lee Bogdanoff named the 20-year-old arsenic the permanent peculiar head of his precocious mother's estate, efficaciously denying a challenge for control from Anne's ex, James Tupper. According to tribunal documents obtained by E! News Dec. 1, the tribunal recovered that Homer, who is the lad of Anne and her ex-husband Coleman Laffoon, provided "sufficient evidence" to enactment his petition.
Another proceeding has been scheduled for March 15, 2023, with bond acceptable at $800,000 successful the meantime to support the interests of heirs and creditors.
"We judge the tribunal reached the close result, some legally and equitably, and are gladsome to person this signifier of the process down us," Bryan L. Phipps, an lawyer for Homer, said successful a connection to E! News aft the ruling. "With Mr. Tupper's allegations and objections present resolved, we are hopeful the medication of the Estate tin proceed without unnecessary complication."
Anne passed distant connected Aug. 11 at the property of 53 owed to injuries she sustained from a car crash six days prior.
In September, Homer submitted a ineligible request to instrumentality complaint of the Another World star's estate on the grounds that she did not make a volition earlier her death.
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However, James—who co-starred with Anne on Men successful Tree and is dada to her 13-year-old son Atlas Tupper—soon filed an objection to Homer's petition, arguing successful docs obtained by E! News that Anne did successful information person a volition naming him as the executor of her estate. Furthermore, the Big Little Lies prima alleged successful his filing that Homer was estranged from the histrion astatine the clip of her death, contending helium is not acceptable to beryllium successful complaint of the estate.
At the time, Homer's lawyer told E! News their squad would "prefer to spot the property medication play retired successful court," adding that "our ineligible documents talk for themselves."
E! News reached retired to James' lawyer for remark connected the latest ruling but has not heard back.
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